Matej is a given name that originates from the Slavic nations of Central and Eastern Europe. It is one of the most common male names in Slovakia and Slovenia, and is also common in Croatia. The name is originally derived from Matthias the Apostle.
Matěj, with the ě diacritic, is a Czech given name. In Polish the equivalent is Maciej, and in English it is Matthew. Apoštol Matěj is Matthias the Apostle, while Matthew the Apostle is Matouš in Czech.
Notable people with the name include:
Matěj is a Czech given name. Notable people with the name include:
Alexandra is a female given name of Greek origin. It is the first attested form of its variants, including Alexander. Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb ἀλέξειν and ἀνήρ. Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "protector of man". The name Alexandra was one of the epithets given to the Greek goddess Hera and as such is usually taken to mean "one who comes to save warriors". The earliest attested form of the name is the Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀩𐀏𐀭𐀅𐀨, written in the Linear B syllabic script. Alexandra and its masculine equivalent, Alexander, are both common names in Greece as well as countries where Germanic, Romance, and Slavic languages are spoken.
Dino is a masculine given name which may refer to the following people:
Adam is a common masculine given name in the English language, of Aramaic origin.
Kristina is a feminine given name and a regional variant of Christine. Notable people and characters with the name include:
Novak, Novák, or Nowak, is a surname and masculine given name, derived from the Slavic word for "new", which depending on the exact language and usage, translates as "novice", "new man", "newcomer", or "stranger".
Jana is the spelling of several unrelated given names. See Jaana for the Finnish and Estonian given name.
Danijel is masculine given name of Slovene, Croatian, and Serbian origin. Notable people with the name include:
Bojan is a Slavic given name, derived from the Slavic noun boj "battle." The ending -an is a suffix frequently found in anthroponyms of Slavic origin. The feminine variant is Bojana. The name is recorded in historical sources among Serbs, Bulgarians, Czechs, Poles, Croats, Slovenians, Macedonians, Ukrainians and Russians. In Slovenia, it is the 18th most popular name for males, as of 2010.
Marek is a West Slavic masculine given name, the equivalent of Mark in English. It is also the 46th most popular masculine given name in Estonian. Notable people bearing the name Marek include:
Mateusz is a Polish given name, equivalent to Hebrew names Matityahu and Matthew, meaning "gift of Yahweh".
Aleš is a Slavic male name. The name is used today in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Slovenia.
Štefan is a Slavic given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
Svoboda is a common Czech surname. Svobodová is a feminine form of the surname. For more than century it is one of the three most common Czech surnames.
Stanislav or Stanislaus is a given name of Slavic origin, meaning someone who achieves glory or fame. It is common in the Slavic countries of Central Europe and Southeast Europe. The name has spread to many non-Slavic languages as well, such as French, German, and others.
Monika is a female name in German, Scandinavian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Estonian, Lithuanian, Latvian and Hungarian (Mónika) which can also be seen in India. It is a variation of Monica, stemming from the word "advisor" in Latin and "unique" in Greek. Monika is also the patron saint of women and mothers.
Matus can be both a given name and surname. Common variants include Matúš, Matuš, and Matůš. Notable people with the name include:
Matija is a South Slavic masculine and feminine given name, a variant of Matthew. Notable people with the name include:
Karol is a Basque, Polish, Slovak, and Slovene masculine given name that is a form of Karl or Karolus. Notable people with the name include the following: